Weighing-scale



H. 0. HEM. WEIGHING SCALE. APPLICATION FILED AUG- 14. 1916p Patented Aug. 3, 1920 4 SHEETS-SHEET 3- mm w 74 5 H. O. HEM.

WEIGHING SCALE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 14, 1916.

1,348,174. PatentedAug. 3, 1920.

. 4 SHEETS-SHEET 4,

INVENTUR. Z '7? indicate net, gross and tare weights, be

. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HALVOR O. HEM, OF TOLEDO, OHIQ'ASSIGNGR TO TOLEDO SCALE COMPANY, OF

TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

WEIGHINGY-SCALE.

Specification of Letters Patent. .Patented Aug '192() Application filed August 14, 1916. Serial Nb. 114,786.

T0 at] when. it may concern: Be it known that LHALVOR O. HEM, a 'c1t1- zen of the United States, residing'at Toledo,

in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful 1 11 provemejnts in lVeighing-Scales, of which the following is a specification. w

This invention relates to weighing scales, andhas for its primary'object the provision of a scale having indicating means arranged to convenientlyand accurately indicate the net, gross and tare weights of articlesbeing weighed, so that all of these various weights can be immediately ascertained by the operator. v

This invention also provides means for indicating multiple "weighings, wherein packages or articles may be'separately weighed Without necessitating the removal of any of them from the scale platform until all have been weighed, thereby enabling the operator to keep together and intact an invoice of goods for delivery or shipment; or for accurately weighing the several ingredients that enter into a compoundotmedicine,

alloy, etc., the compounding of which may be performed without necessitating the re moval of, the container or holding vessel from the scale platform. v e

A further object of this invention to provide a scale having; a pluralitypi' indicator-hands positioned and arranged'to act together to indicate the weight of articles placed upon the scale platform, one'ormore of said indicating hands being adju'stable relatively to the other or others oi said indicator hands, enabling the operator-to shift one or more of the indicator handsfrom any desired position w thout disturbing the 0-" sition of the remaining indicator hands. further oluect otthe invention lit. to provide a scale that, while well adapted to also used as an ordinary .weighingscale, inldica ting in the usual manner only the gross I weight o'fan article placed upon the scale platform, the mechanism utilized for converting the scale into a net, gross and tare \veigher being independent of the weighing mechanism oftthe scale itself. I

With "the above the other objects in view which will more readily appear from the following description, invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed outin the subjoined claims. y a

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings illustrating preferred embodiments ofmy invention, and wherein similar reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the several views. I

In the drawings r Figure l is .a front elevation, with parts brokcn away, of the upperportion of a weighing scale embodying 'one rfor'm of my invention, the plu'ality of indicator hands being 'alined at Zero position; Fig. 2is a front'elevation oi the dial portion of my improved scale with theindicator hands in position to indicate net, gross and tare weights; Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are enlarged detail views of the weighing and indicating mechanisms'of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1; Figs. 6 and 7 areen'larged detail elevations, with parts insection, of this embodiment; Fig. 8 is a detail elevation, with parts broken away, offpart of the friction clutch mechanism employed; F 9 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 99 of Fig. .(3; Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the indicating mechanism embodying another form of my invention; Fig. 11 is [a front elevation, with parts in section, taken on the line 11-11 of Fig. 10; and Fig. 12 is a detail side elevation of the switch employed, I

In the drawings, the numeral 5 designates a scale housing adapted to inclose the weighing mechanism of the scale, having a neck 5 adapted to be supported upon a suitable column (not shown), the lmvcrfe'nd otwhich is associatedwit-lithe platform of the scale in the usual manner. The weighing.mechanismoi? the scale jin the embodiments herein shown comprises a rectangular 'irame having four vertical'pillars 7 suitably supported from the wall of the scale housing and secured together 'attop and bottom by cross-pieces 8. 'The pillars 7,.as herein shown, form bearings or tracks for rocker segments 9 (Fig. 1) which have rollsition by flexible ribbons 10 of steclor other suitable material fastened to the lower ends of the segments, as st ll, and at their upper ends to the pillars as at 12, being thus interposed between the pillars and segments mg contactthereon, being supported in pothe several segments with each other, and through the medium of the pivotally mounted central rod 14 and the resilient connecting member 15 with the indicating mechanism of the scale. Arranged adjacent the supporting segments 9 are larger segments 16 which are also suitably mounted in the vertically-movable frame 13, said segments extending at theirperiphery between the pillars 7 at the opposite sides of the rectangular frame and are connected at their upper ends, as at 17, to metallic ribbons 18 which pass over the arcuatefaces of the segments and are attached at their lower ends to an equalizer bar 19, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The equalizer bar 19 is suitably connected, as by means Ora steelyard rod 20 and U-shaped links 21, to the platform levers (not shown) supporting the scale platform. The steelyard rod 20 is preferably made adjustable with upper and lower links connectedby a turnbuckle 20. It is to be understood that any suitable platform or platform lever mechanism may be employed in connection with the weighing mechanism of the scale, the weighing mechanism herein shown being designed to 'operate when employed in various forms of scales. v v

It is also to be understood that this invention is not necessarily restricted to use with weighing mechanism of the character herein shown, any suitable mechanism arranged to counter-balance a load placed on the scale platform and accurately drive an indicator shaft through a proportionate arc to indicate the weight thereof being capable of use in connection with my invention, various mechanisms well-known in the scale art beingfully capable of performing the required functions. The embodinicntherein illustrated has, however, been found to successfully demonstrate the capabilities of this invention, and it is therefore illustrated as a preferred form of weighing mechanism.

An indicator shaft 22 is mounted concentrically of the dial 23 and carries a pinion 24 (see Fig. 6) arranged to mesh with a vertically-disposed rack 25 connected by the resilient connecting member 15 to the vertically-m0vable frame At its forward extremity the indicator shaft 22 is reduced. as shown in Fig. 6, and carries the hub 26 of a fixed indicator hand 27, the hub 26 be ing secured by a key and lock nut 28 or in any other desired manner. The hub 26 is formed with a circular flange cooperating with the collar 29 in positioning the indicator hand 27, which hand is preferably formed of sheet .metal and adjacent its pivotal point is expanded into a plate which is appropriately slotted, as at 31, (Fig. l), to receive small adjustable weights for ac curately conliter-balancing the hand.

The flange 30 is adapted to normally contact with a similar flange 32 fixed upon the hub 33 of an adjustable indicator hand 34, the contacting faces of the flanges 30 and 32 aiding in effecting simultaneous rotation of the fixed and adjustable indicator hands from the weighing mechanism. The hub 33 is loosely mounted upon the reduced portion of the indicator shaft 22 so as to be rotatable thereon and is detachably connected with said shaft through the medium of a friction clutch mechanism presently to be described.

.As herein constructed, the hub 33 is provided with a peripheral flange 35 to which are secured a heart-shaped cam 36 and a cupped friction disk 37, as clearly shown in Fig. (3. The friction disk 37 is adapted to cooperate with the friction disk 38 secured to the shaft 22 through the following mechanism: A plurality of studs 39 extending forwardly from the spider 40 pinned or otherwise secured to the indicator shaft 22 enter apertures formed in the disk 38 to impart rotative motion thereto while coil springs 41 surrounding the studs 39 allow for sliding motion of the disk 38 and normally maintain the clutch disks 3 and 38 in contact. The disk 38 is extended at its periphery beyond the active clutch face to provide a flange for contact with the bifurcated upper arm 42 of the clutch-throwing lever 43, which is pivoted,

as at 44, upon the pillars 7, and provided wlth a downwardly-extending arm 45 adapted to be engaged by the clutch-throwing cam 46 to trip the lever. As herein shown, the arm 45 is formed with a fixed portion 45 to which is pivoted a contact lever 47, one arm of which is arranged to engage the face of the cam 46 and the other arm is normally pressed outwardly'by a coil spring 48 extending between said arm and the fixed portion 45. lVhen the clutchthrowing lever 43 is tripped, the contact faces of the bifurcated arms 42 will engage the disk 38 on opposite sides of its center, serving to first stop rotati've movement of said disk, and then when further )rcssurc is applied to the lever to move the disk 3'' out of engagement with the companion frictic-n disk 37. This sliding movement of the disk 38 is made against the pressure of the coil springs 41 and the combined pressures exerted by the springs 41 and lever 43 provide an effective locking engagement of the disk and lever so as to securely hold the disk 38 and the indicator shaft '22 connected thereto against rotative movement, thus locking the fixed indicator hand 27 in any adjusted position whenever desired.

The means for independently rotating the indicator hand while the indicator hand 27 is so locked will. now be described. The peripheral edge of the heart-shaped cam 36 is adapted to be contacted by a grooved roller 49 pivotally mounted at the. free end 1,348,174 r y B spaced relation therefrom by the coil spring 53 arranged between the upper side of the bracket and an adjustable collar 54 on the rod. A similar adjustable collar'55 is preferably provided to normally engage the lower face of the bracket 51 to limit the upward movement of the rod. At its lower extremity the rod 52 ispivotally connected with the horizontally-disposed arm 56 of a bell-crank lever 57, the downwardly extending arm 57 of which is adapted to be engaged by the face of the cam 58 loosely mounted on the same shaft 59 to Which the clutch-throwing cam 46 is fixed, the bellcrank lever being pivoted,.as at 60, upon the framework of'the scale (see Fig. 6).

The heart-shaped cam 36 is so positioned and secured to the hub of the adjustable indicator hand 34 that the center point of the recess therein is adapted to be in engagement with the roller 49 when the adjustable indicator hand 34 points to zero on the dial 23. From this center point the heart-shaped cam extends equally on both sides to an apex diametrically opposite this recess the cur vature being such that the heart-shaped cam and the elements attached thereto will be rotated when the roller 49 is'forcibly thrown into engagement With'the edge of the cam. The rocking of the bell-crank lever throws the rod 52 downwardly and forces the'roller 49 into engagement with the periphery of the heart-shaped cam, the spring 53-serving to maintain the engagement as longas the rod 52 is depressed. The pressure exerted rotates theheart-shaped cam and connected elements until the roller centers itself in the recess of the cam.

The means for rotating the cams 46 and 53 to trip the levers 43 and 57 respectively comprises a shaft 59 mounted atone end in hearings in the scale framework 7 and at the otherend supported in bearings formed in the housing A hand lever 61 is secured to this shaft on the outside of the housing. A collar 62 is preferably fixed to this shaft intermediate its ends, and carries one end of a coil spring-63, the other end of which is secured to the housing 5, so' that as the return the cams and shaft to their original 7 positions when the handle 61 is released. A collar 60 secured to the shaft 59 adjacent the housing carries a projection60 adapted to contact with a lug 6O on the housing to limit the return movement of the shaft. The

cam 46 adapted to engage the lower arm of j the clutchthrowing lever is pinned or otherwise secured to the shaft 59 (see Fig. 9), while the cam 58 adapted to contact the arm 57 of the heart-cam actuating mechanism is free on the shaft and is loosely connected with the cam 46 by means ofa pin 64 on the cam 46 extending into a slot 65 in the cam 58. The arms 45 and 57 are held in contact wit'h'the cams 46 and 58 by the light spring 90. I I

In the operation of the scale, when it is desired to utilize the scale as a net, gross and tare weight indicator, the container, such as a boxer holding vessel, is first placed upon the scale platform,and the weighing mechanism will be actuated thereby to rotate the indicator shaft 22-and both indicator hands 27 and 34 through a sufficient arc to indicate on the'dial 23 the weight of the container, both of the indicator hands being moved to the same point because of thefact that the clutch disk 38 fixed to the indicator shaft 22 is in close engagement with the friction disk 37'secured. to the adjustable indi-' The cam 46 is rotated from the position shown. in Fig. 6 toward the position shown in Fig. 7, and the clutch-throwing lever 43 is rocked before any movement is imparted to the cam 58 and the'heart-c'am actuatingmechanism. In rocking the lever 43 the faces of the bifurcated arms 42 are thrown into contact with the friction disk 38, lock- 7 fixed indicator'hand 27 connected therewith against rotative movement' Further movement of the leve'r'43 then forces the disk 38 out of engagement with the companionfriction disk 37, freeing the hub 'ofthe adjustable hand 34 from engagement with the fixed in dicator hand 27 and indicator shaft '22. During this movement of the cam 46 and clutch-throwing lever 43 the pin 64 is moving within the curved slot 65 in the cam '58, which slot is of appropriate length to allow the requisite independent movement of the cam 46 before the pin 64contacts with the end wall of the slot. The pin 64 engaging the end wall of the slot moves the cam 58 to rock the lever 57 to depress the rod 52 and the pivoted arm 50 to bring the roller 49 forcibly into engagement with the periphery of the heartshaped cam to thereby rotate the heart-shaped cam and the adjustable indicator 34 until said indicator hand again points to zero on the chart, which as above described, is exactly located by the recess of the heart-shaped cam. The handle 61 is then released by the operator and the coiled s ring rotates the shaft 59 and cams 4:6 and 58 to their original positions. In this return movement the cam46 is first rotated independently of the cam 58 until the pin (i-lhas traveledthe entire length of the slot (359, this independent movement of the cam 16 serving to so time the releases of the mechanisms that the clutch-throwing lever 4.3 is first released, allowing the friction disk 38 to move into engagement with the companion disk 37 to frictionally secure the adjustable indicator hand 84: to the indicator shaft before the heart-cam actuating means is released, the heart-cam actuating means serving meanwhile to hold the adjustable indicator hand at the exact zero position. The roller 41) is then released from engagement with the heart-cam 36 through the continued movement of the shaft 59 and the cam 55%. The commodity to be weighed is then placed in the container, whereupon the hands 27 and 34; are again rotated simultaneo'usly until the weight of the commodity,

is also offset, and the net weight of this com- 7 modity may be then read on the dial under the pointer of the adjustable indicator hand 3 1-, which had previously been returned to Acro position prior to the placing of the commodity on the scale, and. the gross weight of the container and. commodity may be read on the dial under the pointer of the fixed hand 2'7. The tare2'. 6., the weight of the container-is, of course, shown between the fixed and adjustable hands. I

The weighing of articles can readily be continued without removing the articles already on the platform, as for example, the adjustable hand may be again returned to zero on the dial in the aforesaid manner, and a second commoditymay be placed on the scale platform and the two hands will again be simultaneously moved, the adj ustable hand 84 indicating on the dial the weight of the last article placed upon the )lati'orm, and the fixed hand 27 indicating the total. of all the weight on the scale platform. This operation can be repeatedly perfornnad until the full capacity of the dial has been reached, and in case the scale is also equipped with tare and increased capacity beams, the weights thus totaled can be trans ferred to the tare and increased capacity beams, thereby returning both the fixed and adjustable hands into registration with the zero graduation on the dial, and separate weighings and additions could be continued to the full weighing capacity of the scale.

To allow a plurality of containers of the same weight to be used, orthe same container with various weights of commodities to be repeatedly used, I provide the follow-. ing means whereby the indicator hand may beset to the desired position indicating the wei ht of the container without the actual placing of the container on the platform. A bell-crank lever 67 is pivotally mounted on the housing of the scale (see Figs. 1 and 3), one arm of said lever being bifurcated at its free end and extending on opposite sides of the steelyard rod immediately above the turnbuckle 20 thereof, while the upper end of the other arm of the lever supports a rotatable member 67 threaded to receive the screw-threaded extremity of the shaft (38, which is rotatively mounted in bearings 69 on the scale housing. A hand lever 70 is secured to this shaft outside the scale housing whereby the shaft may be rotated. a sullicient distance to force the bifurcated arm of the bell-crank lever 67 into engagement with the turnbuckle on the steelyard rod 20 to force the rod downwardly a sufficient distance to actuate the weighing mechanism to move the indicator hands to the point on the dial indicating the desired weight of the container. The handle 61 is then grasped to lock the fixed indicator hand and return the adjustable indicator hand to zero position a. above described, whereupon the two indicator hands are separated from each other a distance equivalent to the we it of the container. The pressure on the Ueelyard rod 20 is then removed, allowing the weighing mechanism to return to its original position, and in this return 1no\'oment both iinlicator hands are simulta neouslymoved, the fixed indicator hand 27 being brought to zero position on the dial while the adjustable indicator hand is rotated back of zero a distance equivalent to the weight of the container. The weighing of various commodities in the container can. then be readily effected, the two indicator hands being always separated a distance equivalent to the tare. To automatically return the lever 67 to its original posi- 11011 when the handle 70 is released, a coil spring 71 is secured at one extremity to a collar 72 fixed on the shaft 68 and at its other extremity to the bearing 69. The winding of the spring 71 during the setting of the indicator hand is sufficient to actuate the shaft 69 after the handle 70 is released to effect the return to initial position. Adjustable nuts 73 may be provided on the shaftj68 to limit the effective movement of the bell-crank lever 67, and a spring 74 or rubber bumper 741 may likewise be provided to cushion the return movement of said lever, a collar or gasket being interposed between the bumper and the threaded arm of the lever.

In the modification shown in Figs. 10-12, means are provided for electrically actuating the clutch-throwing lever and the heartcam. actuating means. A pair of solenoids 80 and 81 have their cores respectively connectod with levers 56 and 4-5, the first-menrelieve the impact against the disk 38 when the clutch-throwing lever is tripped and also to maintain pressure to holdthe lever inengagement with the disk 38 while the lever is tripped' A li ht spring 92 is employed to connect the levers 56 and 45" to normally hold the bifurcated arm 42 and the grooved roller away from the friction disk 38 and the heartshaped cam respectively. The construction of the weighing mechanism,

and thefi xed and adjustable indicatorhands are substantially identical with that above described in connection with the first modification. Suitable means may be provided for energizingthe solenoids 80 and 81 when-desired. In the illustrated" embodiment a switch arm 91) ispivoted on a switch body 94, and a wire 95 is connected from the pivoted arm to a battery or other source of current supply and then with each of the solenoids 80 and 81. An insulated contact plate 96 mounted on the switch body sub: stantially as shown in Fig. 10 is connected with the solenoid 81, as by thewire 97. This contact 96 is adapted to be engaged by a contact plate on the pivot arm 93 when said arm is swung, the dotted lines in Fig. 10 showing substantially the position assumed when the pivoted arm islin operative posie tion. This completes the circuit to energizethe solenoid S1 to retract its coreand thereby trip the clutch-throwing lever, which, as in the first described modification, engages thedisk'BS to prevent rotative movement of the indicator shaft 22 and the fixed indicator hand 27 and also slides the disk 38' away from its companion friction disk 37;

A second contact 97 ismounted upon, but

normally insulated from, the switch body 94, I

andis connected as by the wire 98 with the solenoid 81, this contact'97 being adapted to j be engaged by a supplemental arm 99 pivotally mounted on the same center as the switch arm 93 and electrically connected moving the supplemental arm 99 to bring it into engagement with the contact 97, as"

shown "in dotted lines in Fig. 10. This closes the circuit to energize the solenoid 80' to retract its core to depress the rod 52,

ceptible to *modification,

which swings the grooved roller" 49 into engagement with the heart-shaped cam 36, to effect the action above describedin connec tion with the first modification. The arrangement of the contact plate on the switch arm 93 with relation to the supplemental. pivoted member99 is such that the contact on said pivoted arm engages the contact 96' to close the circuitthroughthe solenoid 81 before the supplemental arm 99 isjmoved into engagement with the contact 97 to close the circuit through the solenoid 80, so that the clutch-throwing mechanism is first actuated and later the 'heart cam actuating mechanism. Similarly, the contact plate on" the pivoted arm 93 breaks engagement with the contact 96 prior to the movement of the supplemental arm 99 from engagement with the contact 97, so that the solenoid 81 is first deenergized, to allow the clutch mechanism to be returned tonormal position before, the solenoid 80 is deenergized,.so that the roller maintains engagement with the heart-shaped cam to hold the'adjustable indicator hand in BXaCUZGIO position until after the friction disk 38 has been returned into engagement with the-companion friction disk 37 Suitable insulated stops are provided on the switch body 94 to limit the movement of the supplemental arm 99. I i

If it is desired to use the scale for .ordi nary weighing-c1 6., forindicating only one weight of the article being weighed the index hands will be simultaneously 7 moved to indicate the weight desired on the chart, and since the necessity for providing means for separately indicating tare Weight is'now obviated, the adjustable hand 34 conv-- tinues to act in conjunction with the fixed hand 27 to indicate as one composite pointer the'weightof any article or articles'placed on the scale'platfo'rm.

While it will be apparent that the illustrated embodiments of my invention herein disclosed are well calculated to adequatel fulfil the obj ects primarily stated, it wi l be understood-that the construction is'sus-f variation and? change without departing "from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the subjoined claims. Y I

Having described my invention, I claim:

. 1 In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections for" driving said hands from the loadoffsetting mechanism, means for locking one of said indicator hands while permitting the movement of the other, and means set in motion simulta neously with the locking means adapted to contact the free hand for returning such. hand-to .zero position after the first-mentioned hand is locked. 4

2. In a scale and in combination with the ity of indicator hands, connections for driving said hands fr0mthe load-offsetting mechanism, means for locking one of said 1ndicator hands While permitting the movement of the others, and means actuated simultaneously with said locking;' means adapted to contact the free hands for returning such hands to zero position after the first-mentioned hand is locked.

In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections for driving said hands from the load-offsetting mechanism, means for locking one of said indicator hands while iermitting the movement of the other, and means actuated simultaneously with said locking means adapted to Contact the free hand for returning such hand to zero position after the iirst-mentioned hand is locked.

4. In a scale and incombination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections for driving; said hands from the load-offsetting mechanism, means for locking one of said indicator hands while permitting the movement of the other, acam carried by the free hand, and means actuated simultaneously with said locking means to engage the cam for moving the free hand after the first-mentioned hand is locked.

5. In a scale and in combination with the loadbfisetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections for driving said hands from the load-offsetting" mechanism, means for locking one of said indicator hands While permitting the movement of the other, a heart-shaped cam carried by the free hand, and means actuated simultaneously with said locking means to engage the cam for returning the free hand to zero position after the first-mentioned hand is locked.

6. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections for driving: said hands from the load-offsetting mechanism, and means forlockingr one of said indicator hands While permitting the movement of the other, including coactin,c clutch members carried by each of the indicator hands, a brake adapted to contact the clutch and separate the clutch members, and lever mechanism adapted to enn'arre one of the indicator hands and move it relatively to the other.

7. In a scale and in combination with the load-oifsetting mechanism thereof. a pair of indicator hands,connections for driving: said hands from the'loadoflsetting mechanism,

means for locking one of said indicator hands while permitting the movement of the other, including co-actingz' clutch members respectively carried by the indicator hands,

av brake adapted to engage the clutch and disconnect the clutch memberaa heart-shaped i cam carried bv the freed indicator hand, and means for engaging the heart cam to rotate the freed indicator hand relatively to the other hand.

8. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections for driving said hands from the load-offsetting mechanism, means for locking one of said indicator hands while permittingthe movement of the other, including co-acting clutch members respectively carried by the indicator hands, a brake adapted to engage the clutch and disconnect the clutch members, a heartshaped cam carried by the freed indicator hand, and lever actuating means for engaging the heart cam torotate the freed indicator hand relatively to the other hand. i

S). In a scale and in combination with the loadoffsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections for driving said hands from the load-offsetting mecha nism, and means for locking one of said indicator hands while permitting the movement of the other, including co-acting clutch members respectively carried by the indicator hands, a brake adapted to engage one of the clutch members and disconnect it from the other, a heart-shaped cam carried by the freed indicator hand, roller adapted to contact the surface of the heart cam, and means for moving the roller to rotate the heart cam and freed indicator hand relatively to the other hand.

10. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections for driving saidhands from the load-offsetting mechanism, and; means for locking one of said indicator hands while permitting; the more ment of the other, including coactin, clutch members respectively carried by the indicator hands, a brake adapted to engage one of the clutch members and disconnect it from the other, a heart-shaped cam carried by the freed indicator hand, a roller adapted to contact the surface of the heart cam, and lever actnating means for moving); the roller to rotate the heart cam and freed indicator hand relatively to the other hand.

llein a scale and in combination with the loadbifsettinn mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands. connections for dri 'ingr said hands from the load-offsetting mechanism, and means for locking one of said indicator h ands while permitting the movement of the other, including co-actinp clutch members respectively carried by the indicator hands, a brake adapted to engage one of the clutch members and disconnect it from the other, a hcart-sha 'ied cam carried by the freed indicator hand, a roller adapted to Contact the sniface of the heart cam, a pivoted lever carrying the roller adjacent one extremity, and means for swinging the lever forcibly llU from the other a heart-shaped cam carried 1 by the freed indicator hand, a roller adapted to contact the surface of the heart cam, a pivoted lever carrying the roller adjacent one extremity, a rod connected to the lever between itspivot-anc'l the roller, a lever pivotally connected withsaid rod, and means for rocking said lever to draw the roller forciblyinto engagement with the heart cam,

to rotate said cam andthe freed indicator hand relatively to the other hand.

13. In a scale and'in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a,

pair of indicator hands, connections for drivmg saidhandsfromthe loadeoffsetting mechanism, and means forlocking one of said indicator. handsxwhile permitting the movement of the other, including co-acting clutch members respectively carried by the indicator hands, a brake adapted to engage one of the clutch members and disconnect it fromthe other, a heart-shaped cam carried by the freedindicator hand, a rolleradapted to contact, the surface ,of the heart cam, a pivoted lever carrying the roller adjacent one extremity, and means for swinging the lever forcibly into engagement with the heart. cam to move said cam and thefreed indicator hand relatively to the other hand, said means including a rotatable cam en:- gaging'the lever.

ltgIn a scale and in combination with the loadofl'setting mechanism thereof, indicating mechanism including a shaft adapted to be rotated upon movement of the load offsettin mechanism, an indicator hand fixed to said shaft, a second indicator hand arranged to be driven from the shaft, means for allowing independent movement of the second indicator hand relativelytothe shaft,

andmeans for locking the, shaft against,

movement in any, adjusted position including a clutch disk carrledby the shaft, a brake adaptedto. engage said clutch disk and secure it against, rotatiomand lever mechanism for throwing said brake into and out of en-."

gagement with said disk. V a j 15. In a scale and in combination with the ln: d-oifsctting mechanism thereof, indicating mechanism including a shaft adapted to be rotated upon movement of the load-offsetting mechanisnnlan, indicator hand fixed to said shaft, a second indicator hand arrangedto be driven from the shaft, means for allowing independent movement of the second indicator hand relatively to the shaft, and means for locking the shaft against movement in any adjusted position including a clutch disk carried by the shaft, a

brake adapted to engage said clutch disk and secureit against rotation, lever mechanism for throwing said brake into and out of engagement with said disk, and a rotatable cam contacting said lever mechanism and adapted to rock said lever mechanism.

;l6. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, indicating mechanismincluding a shaft adapted to be rotated upon movement of the load-oft settingmechanism, an indicator hand fixed to; said shaft, a second indicator hand arranged to be driven from'the shaft, means for allowing independent movement of the second indicator hand relatively to the shaft, and means for locking the Shaft against movement in any adjusted position including a clutch disk carried by the shaft, a

brake adapted to engage said clutch disk and secure it against rotation, lever mechanism for throwing said brake into andout of engagement with said disk, a rotatable cam contacting said lever mechanism and adapted to rocksaid lever mechanism, means i for rotating the cam to rock the lever mechanism, and means for returning the cam to its original position when the cam-rotating, means is released. I i

17. In. a scale and in combination with the loadoffsetting mechanism thereof, a gradu ated chart, a pair of indicator hands cooperating with the chart, connections therefrom to the load-offsetting mechanism whereby said hands are simultaneously actuated from the load-offsetting mechanism, means for locking one of said hands while permitting-the independent movement of, the other, and means for automatically returning the other indicator hand to the zero graduation of the chart, including a heart-shaped cam secured to the lastmentioned indicator hand, a roller engaging the surface of the heart-shaped cam and adapted to seat in the recess thereof when said hand is inregister with the zero graduation on the chart, and means for. throwing the roller forcibly into engagement with the heart cam to rotate said cam and hand.

18. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a graduated chart, a pair of indicator hands cooperating with the chart,-connections there from to the loadoffsetting mechanism whereby saidhands are simultaneously actuatedv from the load-offsetting mechanism, means for locking one of said hands while permltting the independent movement of the other, and means for automatically. re-y turning the other indicator hand to the Zero graduation of the chart, including a heartshaped cam secured to the last-mentioned indicator hand, a roller engaging the surface of the heart-shaped cam and adapted to seat in the recess thereof when said hand is in register with the zero graduation on the chart, a pivoted lever carrying said roller adjacent one extremity, and means for rocl ing said lever to throw the roller forcibly into engagement with the heart'cam to rotate said cam and nand.

19. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a graduated chart, a pair of indicator hands cotiperating with the chart, connections therefrom to the loadbifsetting mechanism whereby said hands are simultaneously actuated fron the load-offsetting mechanism, means for locking one of said hands while permitting the independent movement of the other, and means for automatically returning the other indicator hand to the Zero graduation of the chart, including a heart-shaped cam secured to the last mentioned indicator hand, a roller engaging the surface of the heartshaped cam and adapted to seat in the recess thereof when said hand is in register with the zero graduation on the chart, a pivoted lever carrying said roller adjacent one extremity, a rod connected with said lever intermediate its pivot and the roller, and means for drawing said rod downwardly to bring the roller into engagement with said cam. to rotate said cam and hand.

20. In a scale and in combination with the loadofi'setting mechanism thereof, a graduated chart, a pair of indicator hands coiiperating with the chart, connections therefrom to the ioadbfi'setting mechanism whereby said hands are simultaneously actuated from the load-offsetting mechanism, means for locking one of said hands while permitting the independentmovement of the other, and means for automatically returning the other indicator h and to the Zero graduation of the chart, including a heart-shaped cam secured to the last-mentioned indicator hand, a roller engaging the surface of the heart-shaped cam and adapted to seat in the recess thereof when said hand is in register with the Zero graduation on the chart, a pivoted lever carrying said-roller adjacent one extremity, a rod pivotally connected with said lever in termediate its pivot and the roller, and means for drawing said rod downwardly to bring'the roller into engagement with said cam to rotate said cam and hand.

21. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a graduated chart, a pair of indicator hands coiiperating with the chart, connections therefrom to the load-offsetting mechanism whereby said hands are simultaneously actuated from the load-offsetting mechanism, means for locking one of said hands while permitting the independent movement of the other, and means for automatically returning the other indicator hand to the zero graduation of the chart, including a heart-shaped cam secured to the last-mentioned indicator hand, aroller engaging the surface of the heart-shaped cam and. adapted to seat in the recess thereof when said hand is in register with the zero graduation on the chart, a pivoted lever carrying said roller adjacent one extremity, a rod connected with said lever intermediate its pivot and the roller, a bellcrank lever connected with said rod, and camactuating means adapted to rock said bell-crank lever to throw the roller into engagement with said cam to rotate said cam and hand. 22. In a scale and in combination with the loadoffsetting mechanism thereof, a 'pair of indicator hands adapted to be driven from the loadoifsetting mechanism, mechanism for locking one of said indicator hands in any adjusted position including a cam, means for moving the other of said indicator hands relatively to the locked indicator hand including a cam, the cams being so positioned and arranged that the locking mechanism is first actuated and then the mechanism for moving the free indicator hand.

23. In a scale and in combination with the load-ofisetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands adapted to be driven from the loadcifsetting mechanism, mechanism for locking one of said indicator hands in any adjusted position including a cam, means for moving the other of said indicator hands relatively to the locked indicator hand including a cam, the cams being so positioned and arranged that the locking mechanism is first actuated and then the mechanism for moving the free indicator hand, and a single means for rotating both of said cams. I

'24. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands adapted to be driven from the load-offsetting mechanism, mechanism for locking one of said indicator hands in any adjusted position including a cam, means for moving the other of said indicator hands relatively to the locked indicatorhand including a cam, the cams being so positioned'and arranged that the locking mechanism is first actuated and then the mechanism for moving the free indicator hand, a single means for rotating both of said cams, and means for automatically returning the cams to their original positions when the cam-rotating means is released.

25. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands adapted to be driven from the load-offsetting mechanism, mechanism for locking one of said indicator hands in any adjusted osition including a cam, means for moving the other of said indicator hands relatively to the locked indicator hand including a cam, a shaft having one of said cams fixed thereon, the other of said cams loosely surrounding the shaft, and a lost motion connection between the fixed and loose cams whereby the lockingmechanism is first actuated upon the rotation of the shaft and then the mechanism for moving the free indicator hand.

26. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands adapted to be driven from the load-ofisetting mechanism, mechanism for locking one of said indicator hands in any adjusted position including a cam,

means for movin the other of said indicator hands relatively to the locked indicator hand including a cam, a shaft having one of said cams fixed thereon, the other of said cams loosely surrounding the shaft, and a pin and slot connection between the fixed and loose cams whereby the locking mechanism is first actuated upon the rotation of j the shaft and then the mechanism for moving the free indicator hand.

27'. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, indicating mechanism including a shaft adapted to be driven from'the load-offsetting mecha nism, an indicator hand fixed to said shaft,

a second indicator hand loosely surrounding and arranged to be driven from the shaft, means for locking the shaft against rotation in any adjusted position and for rotating the second indicator hand relatively to the locked shaft, including a pair of bellcrank levers, a pair of cams respectively engaging said bell-crank levers, and means for rotating said cams.

. 28. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, indicating mechanism including a shaft adapted to be driven from the load-oflsetting mechanism, an indicator hand fixed to said shaft, a second indicator hand loosely surrounding and arranged to be driven from the shaft, means for locking the shaft against rotation in any adjusted position and for rotating the second indicator hand relatively to the locked shaft, including a pair of bell-crank levers, a pair of cams respectively engaging said bell-crank levers, a shaft adapted to be turned to rotate said cams, and means for automatically returning said shaft to its original position when said turning means is released.

29. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, indicating mechanism including a shaft adapted to be driven from the load-offsetting mechanism, an indicator hand fixed to said shaft,

a second indicator hand loosely surrounding and arranged to be driven from the shaft,

means for locking the shaft against rotation in any adjusted position and for rotating the second indicator hand relatively to the locked shaft, including a pair of bell-crank levers, a pair of cams respectively engaging said bell-crank levers, ashaft adapted to be turned to rotate said cams, and means for automatically returning said. shaft to its original position when said turning means is released, comprising a springhaving one end fixed to said shaft and the other end secured to a fixed part of the scale.

30. In a scale and incombination withthe load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections therefrom to the load-offsetting mechanism whereby said hands are simultaneously actuated from the load-offsetting mechanism,,means for manually operating the load-offsetting mecha nism to move both of the indicator hands to any adjusted position, and means for looking one of said indicator hands in the adjusted position while permitting the inclepent movement of the other indicator hand.

31; In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections therefrom to,

the load-offsetting mechanism wherebysaid hands are simultaneously actuated I from the load-offsetting mechanism, means for manua-portion of the load-offsetting mechanism,

and means for rocking said lever.

32. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections therefrom to the load-offsetting mechanism whereby said hands are simultaneously actuated from the load-offsetting mechanism, means for manually operating the load-offsetting mechanism to move both of the indicator hands to any adjusted position, and means for locking one of said indicator hands in the adjusted position while permitting the independent movement of the other indicator hand, said manual operating means including a bellcrank lever, one arm of which is adapted to contact a portion of the load-offsetting mechanism, and means engaging the other arm of the lever to rock the lever.

33. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections therefrom to the load-offsetting mechanism whereby said hands are simultaneously actuated from the load-offsetting mechanism, means for manu ally operatin the load-offsetting mechanism to moveioth of the indicator hands to any adjusted position, and means for looking one of said indicator hands 1n the ad justed position while permltting the undependent movement of the other m dicator hand, said manual operating means including a bellcrank lever, one arm of which 1s adapted to contact a portioniof the loadoflsetting mechanism, a threaded member carried by the other arm of said lever, a threaded shaft engaging with said member, and means for rotating said shaft to rock the lever.

3 In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections therefrom to the load-offsetting mechanism whereby said hands are simultaneously actuated from the load-offsetting mechanism, means for manually operating the load-offsetting mechanism to move both of the indicator hands to any adjusted position, and means for locking one of said indicator hands in the adjusted position while permitting the independent movement of the other indicator hand, said manual operating means including a bellcrank lever, one arm of which is adapted to contact a portion of the load-offsetting mechanism, a threaded member carried by the other arm of said lever, a threaded shaft engaging with said member, and means for automatically returning the shaft to its original position when the shaft-mutating means is released. 7

35. In a scale and in combination with the load-offsetting mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections therefrom to the load-offsetting mechanism whereby said hands are simultaneously actuated from the load-offsetting mechanism, means for manually operating the load-offsetting mechan1sm to move both of the indicator hands to any adjusted position, and means for locking one of said indicator hands in the adjusted position while permitting the independent movement of the other indicator hand, said manual operating means including a bellcrank lever, one arm of which is adapted to contact a portion of the load-offsetting mechanism, a threaded member carried by the other arm of said lever, a threaded shaft engaging with said member, and means for automatically returning the shaft to its original position when the shaft-rotating means is released, said returning means in cluding a spring having one end fixed to the shaft and its other end secured to a fixed part of the scale.

HALVOR o. HEM. Witnesses F. A. CROWLEY, FRANCES S. DOYLE. 

